SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · NEW YORK
ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS franchise in New York: what the public record shows
Franchisees of ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS in New York have taken 17 SBA loans since 1991 (average $564,447), and of the 10 loans whose story has ended, 30.0% were charged off — versus 11.6% for ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in NY
17
Resolved
10
Local charge-off
30.0%
National charge-off
11.6%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = NY. Charge-off rate = charged-off ÷ (charged-off + paid-in-full); open loans excluded. A local rate is published only when the resolved cohort clears our floor.
Businesses in this industry
2,492
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
12.5
national 11.9
Versus the country
+5%
denser
Every business in ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS's industry operating in New York — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across 198 brand-state cells in our loan data, the densest quartile charges off at 5.6% versus 18.1% in the thinnest. A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.
| System | Loans in NY | Local charge-off | Units in NY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retrofitness | 35 | 5.0% | — |
| Orangetheory | 29 | 0.0% | — |
| Curves for Women | 24 | 41.7% | — |
| I LOVE KICKBOXING | 16 | 36.4% | — |
| F45 Training | 15 | thin | — |
| GOLD'S GYM | 15 | 8.3% | 8 |
| Stretch Lab | 14 | thin | — |
| THE LITTLE GYM | 10 | thin | — |
| World Gym & Fitness Center | 9 | thin | — |
| Club Pilates | 7 | thin | — |
| Snap Fitness Club | 7 | thin | 12 |
| Studio Pilates | 7 | thin | 5 |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS compares to the systems a buyer in New York would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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